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1of2LA QUINTA, CA - JANUARY 25: Bill Haas of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the final round of the Humana Challenge in partnership with The Clinton Foundation on the Arnold Palmer Private Course at PGA West on January 25, 2015 in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)Photo: Todd Warshaw, Stringer

2of2Lindsey Vonn powers to a super-G victory Sunday, giving her first-place finishes in three of four races in an eight-day span.Photo: GUENTER SCHIFFMANN, Stringer

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Bill Haas pulled ahead with a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th and parred the final two holes for a one-stroke victory in the Humana Challenge on Sunday.

Haas closed with a 5-under-par 67 for his sixth PGA Tour title and first since the 2013 AT&T National. He won the 2010 event at PGA West for his first tour victory.

Haas was making his first start since November. He took the long break to rest his left wrist, fractured in April when he fell down stairs at Hilton Head.

Part of a six-man tie for the lead after a par save on the par-3 15th, Haas got to 22 under with the birdie putt on 16 on the Arnold Palmer Private Course.

Haas two-putted for par from 20 feet on the par-5 18th after pulling off an awkward layup with his ball perched on the front lip of a right-side fairway bunker.

Miguel Angel Jimenez rallied to win the Champions Tour's season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii, birdieing six of the final nine holes for a one-stroke victory over Mark O'Meara The Spaniard closed with a 6-under 66 for his second victory in three career starts on the 50-and-over tour. Jimenez finished at 17-under 199 at Hualalai Golf Club. After making two birdies and a double bogey on the front nine, he birdied Nos. 10, 11, 13-15 and 17 and closed with a two-putt par on 18. O'Meara finished with a 64.

WINTER SportS

Victorious Vonn

extends record

Lindsey Vonn mastered a tricky super-G race at St. Moritz, Switzerland, for a record-extending 64th World Cup victory.

The American star raced down the Engiadina course in 1 minute, 23.55 seconds, with only one rival able to finish within a second of her.

Anna Fenninger of Austria was runner-up for a seventh time this season - 0.24 back. Nicole Hosp of Austria was 1.10 behind Vonn in third.

On crossing the finish line, Vonn raised both arms in the air and bowed to the cheering Swiss crowd, who appreciated her impressive run.

"I tried to really push the limits and be smart in places where I knew there would be trouble," Vonn said. "Now I have a lot of confidence going into the world championships."

Vonn now heads for her hometown worlds - which open Feb. 2 at Vail-Beaver Creek, Colo. - having won three of her past four races in an eight-day span.

In other news:

Mattias Hargin of Sweden won a men's World Cup slalom at Kitzbuehel, Austria, for his first career victory. Third after the opening leg, Hargin used a flawless second run to finish in a total time of 1 minute, 43.10 seconds. First-run leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria overcame a mistake halfway down his final run to finish 0.49 behind in second. Felix Neureuther of Germany was third and remained in the lead of the discipline standings.

Baseball

Heart attack

killed Banks

Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks died after suffering a heart attack, an attorney representing the Hall of Famer's family said.

With Banks' widow standing nearby at a news conference in Chicago, Mark Bogen said Banks had the heart attack Friday and died later that day.

"I want you to know that he was very beloved, and he is going to be dearly missed by family, friends and all his fans," Liz Banks said.

MOTOR SportS

'Star car' races

to Rolex 24 win

Scott Dixon drove a gritty and lengthy final leg to lead Chip Ganassi Racing and its "star car" to a record-breaking sixth victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona Beach, Fla.

The three-time IndyCar champion relieved Kyle Larson, NASCAR's reigning rookie of the year, with 3 hours, 32 minutes left in the twice-round-the-clock endurance race. Dixon was tasked with conserving fuel and making no mistakes in pursuit of the Rolex watch.

Dixon totaled more than seven hours behind the wheel of the Target/Ford EcoBoost Riley Prototype and had teammates Larson, Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray and Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan watching with little worry as he closed out the victory.

"We had such a good group of guys driving, an awesome team," said McMurray. "It's really hard to appreciate the talent that guys have from other series until you race with them."

The win gave team owners Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates their sixth win in 12 Rolex attempts - most in the 53-year history of the race.

Cycling

Craddock hurt

in race crash

Lawson Craddock of Houston was hospitalized in Adelaide, Australia, after he was injured in a crash during Friday's fourth stage of the Santos Tour Down Under race.

Craddock, 22, is in his second season with the German-Dutch team Giant-Alpecin. Craddock, who was competing in the first major stage race of the World Tour season, was riding in support of teammate Tom Dumoulin, a contender for the overall championship, when he hit a pothole and was thrown over the front of his bike, suffering a cracked sternum, a dislocated shoulder and a fractured wrist that likely will require surgery.

Tom Craddock, Lawson's father, said his son will return to Houston for further medical treatment.

The race ended Sunday, with Australia's Rohan Dennis winning the overall title when his United States-based BMC team helped him defend a two-second lead on the 56-mile final stage around the streets of Adelaide. Dumoulin, Craddock's teammate, was fifth overall.

Wouter Wippert of the Netherlands won the final stage.

College basketball

E. Michigan

player dies

An Eastern Michigan women's basketball player and another student were killed when their car crossed the center line of a road and hit an oncoming vehicle, authorities said.

The collision happened about 1 a.m. Sunday in Ypsilanti Township, the Washtenaw County sheriff's department said.

Shannise Heady, a 21-year-old junior forward for the Eagles, was driving when her car veered into the vehicle of a 22-year-old driver, who was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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